Comb-back



(No Model.)

J. WALTON. 00MB BACK.

No. 581,635.. Patented Apr. 27, 1897.

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UNTTE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WVALTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMB-BACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581,635, dated April27, 1897. Application filed December 10, 1896. Serial No. 615,252. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN \VALTON, of Philadelphia, (Frankforch) in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Comb-Backs, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is in the nature of an improved metal comb-back for thatkind of comb which is to be anchored to a cord or chain and suspended inthe toilet-rooms of hotels and public dressing-rooms to prevent it frombe ing misplaced or stolen.

My invention is designed to provide a more simple, cheap, cleanly, andsanitary connection; and to this end it consists in the metal comb-backstamped up with a raised anchorage loop or strap longitudinal with theback and integral with the metal thereof, as hereinafter more fullydescribed' Figure 1 is a side view of the comb-back applied to a comb;Fig. 2, a cross-section thereof through the anchorage-loop, and Fig. 3 atop edge view.

In the drawings, B is the tubular metal comb-back, formed with itslongitudinal edges embracing the upper edge of the main body,

0 of the comb, which is made of horn, rubber, or other suitable materialand provided with the usual teeth. The tubular metal back has its endportions bent down to form protecting guard-teeth b 6, while at a pointabout half-way between the middle of its length and its end it is formedwith an anchorage-loop A, made in a peculiar way and for a specialpurposethat is to say, in the process of stamping the metal back intoits form two short parallel slits a a, Fig. 3, are cut longitudinally inthe upper edge of the back, and the little strap of metal thus formedbetween them is pressed upward to form an arched anchorage-loop A, whichis integral with the comb-back and to which the chain is to be attached.

Now I am aware that a metal-backed comb has been constructed in whichthe back has an eye projecting beyond its end, which makes because tomake use of the free end of thecomb it is necessary to grasp theattachingchain, and, besides, the other end of the comb cannot beconveniently used. A chain has been attached to a comb-back, however, atsome distance from the ends, which allows one end to be grasped as ahandle, but in this case an encompassing strap or clip was made toembrace both the comb body and the back, and it is a very uncleanly andunsanitary arrangement because the frequent dipping in water, togetherwith the oil of the hair, involves an accumulation of gummy impuritiesabout this strap that cannot be conveniently dislodged and cleansed. Iam also aware that a separate parallel rod has been applied to acomb-back and slightly offset therefrom, so as to receive a running loopthat slides from end to end. This gets very foul under the rod, and,besides, the rod is easily bent and the sliding of the loop defeated.

lVith my invention the struck-up anchorage-loop, being integral with theback, is made at the same time the back is made and costs nothing. Itadds no increased width to the comb-back, so that the sides of thelatter can be wiped clean. It can be placed at any point along the back,so as to leave both ends of the comb free for use as a handle. Itaffords no lodging-place for dirt, is strong, and durable, and permitsthe combs to be compactly packed side by side.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- I A comb-back made of a single piece oftubular metal having in its upper edge two parallel and longitudinalslits, with the metal between raised above the level of the rest of theback to form an integral anchorage-loop substantially as and for thepurpose described.

JOHN WALTON.

IVitnesses:

CHARLES CANDY, ALFRED E. BORIE.

